Assembly Bill 104
Membership of the Natural Resources Board
Topics: Agriculture, Fish and fishing: License, Game: Hunting, Military personnel, Natural Resources Board
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 27, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 26, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 80 to 13
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 23 to 9
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 149
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 27, 2012: “Published 4-6-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Natural Resources Board consists of seven members nominated by the governor and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed for six-year terms. Current law requires that at least three of the members be from north, and at least three of the members be from south, of a line running east and west through the southern limits of the city of Stevens Point.
This bill requires that, beginning in 2017, at least one member of the Natural Resources Board have an agricultural background. The bill also requires that, beginning in 2017, at least three members of the Natural Resources Board have held a hunting, fishing, or trapping license in at least seven of the ten years before the year of nomination. If an individual served on active duty in the military during the ten years before nomination, the number of years in which the individual is required to have held an annual hunting, fishing, or trapping license equals seven minus the number of years of active duty.
Who's behind it
22 lawmakers are its . 20 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (22)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 4 · Oct 19, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 60 to 33 · Oct 25, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 80 to 13 · Oct 25, 2011 · 3 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (80)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (13)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
Didn't vote (3)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 80, Noes 13, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 2 · Dec 14, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 23 to 9 · Jan 17, 2012 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (23)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (9)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
Didn't vote (1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 27, 2012
The new law was published.
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Mar 27, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 149.
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Mar 22, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 17, 2012
The Senate passed it too, 23 to 9.
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Dec 14, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.
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Dec 7, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 26, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Oct 26, 2011
The Senate received it.
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Oct 25, 2011
The Assembly passed it, 80 to 13.
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Oct 19, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 4.
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Sep 14, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 26, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Apr 26, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives LeMahieu, Nerison, Meyer, Mursau, Kestell, Vruwink, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kerkman, Strachota, J. Ott, Ripp, Jacque, Steineke, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Jorgensen, A. Ott and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Moulton, Leibham and Lassa
- Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Sep 14, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 4
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hulsey, Milroy, Clark, Roys, Richards, Turner, E. Coggs, C. Taylor, Pasch, Danou and Molepske Jr
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 80, Noes 13, Paired 2
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
- Dec 7, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Dec 14, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Dec 14, 2011 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- Dec 14, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 12, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-17-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9
- Jan 24, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 12, 2012 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 22, 2012 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-22-2012
- Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 149
- Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly
Published 4-6-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote